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"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> If you have *your* code, then you can simply copy someone else's disk and
> use it - provided it is the same type ...
Rick,
It is not OK to just make a copy of a friends CD (I believe our CDs still
have the "Do not make illegal copies of this disk" on the disk surface.)
If the end user has lost his CD then he should get another from us if it was
retail or from the OEM if it was an OEM supplied CD.
How to replace lost, broken, or missing Microsoft software or hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246
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"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:eL8$bVs2EHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> If you have *your* code, then you can simply copy someone else's disk and
> use it - provided it is the same type (same version, same as far as
> retail/OEM). Otherwise not, and you will need to purchase a new one. A
> volume license is generally sold to businesses, but if you know someone
> with a 5 copy license and they are willing to give you one of those, then
> that too is fine.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Angel" <darkangel432001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:BCAA2D33-A146-45AB-8E2C-0C43A4D37F07@microsoft.com...
>> My hard drive crashed and I installed a new one. I don't have the
>> original XP
>> disk I installed. Do I have to purchase a new one or can I use someones
>> with
>> a key code that can be used on more tham one computer? Bare with me guys
>> I am
>> new to this re-installation stuff.
>
>